toga?

I love this accidental picture I took of daughter. The one in the red dress.
She doesn't get why I love it.. So I showed it to boyfriend. He doesn't see it either.
Maybe cause I'm her mom, but I think it's a beautiful shot, the dress not so much.

The gold dress was pretty on the hanger. It looked like Christmas wrap, or a gold colored toga when it was on her. Her facial expression says it all.......... She couldn't take it off fast enough.

We didn't find THE dress.
We will eventually.
 
I bought an ice cream cake yesterday for boyfriend for his birthday. We're celebrating today. I hid the cake in my trunk thinking it was cold enough to keep there until today.
I had a pile of mess in my trunk this morning. :O)

on prom dress shopping and patience

I'm going prom dress shopping with daughter.
We will visit every store, and try on every dress............because that's how she does it.
..................and then we will narrow it down to a couple shops, go back to those places and start the process over again. She'll pick the perfect dress. We'll buy it...............she'll try it on at home a few times, decide it's the wrong dress, and return it. She'll say forget it. I'm not going to the prom. Then we'll go shopping one more time.......and she'll probably choose the very first dress she tried on, on the very first day we went prom dress shopping.
Wish me luck!
Have a nice day. :O)

daughter

She cheered her last home game last week, and then her last away game tonight........soon she will graduate........she cried tonight..........her world as she knows it is changing....."it's all going by so fast."  She's filled with anxiety because of the changes, the changes to come, and all the uncertainty.
I hugged her and tried to say all the right things.
My heart aches for her. But I know she'll be okay. Because even though it's hard for her to let go and move forward, it's what she does.
She's my little hero......I wish I could be more like her.
Have I told you lately how much I love my daughter?

nephew

Sister called me last night.
She said she wants to get divorced.
I think she just needed to blow off some steam...and someone to validate what she was feeling.
Her and her husband have a 13 year old son, 2 dogs, a cat, and a rabbit.
Their son's a smart kid........he owns his own lawn mower and snow blower............he's the
neighborhood kid who cuts grass and cleans snow from neighbors driveways and walk ways........................and then socks his money away. He used to have a camp in his backyard that was stocked like a little corner store.....shelves and all........the other children in the neighborhood came to his "store" if they needed some bubble gum, an eraser, water gun....or whatever. He saved money from his store to buy the lawnmower.......and then some of the money he made cutting grass was used to buy the snow blower.
When he was a little boy he was a little obsessed with the TV show COPS. It was typical to go to his house and see crime scene tape wrapped around his swing set or some other place in the yard.................and one time while at school one of his teachers instructed another student who was running up the hallway to "stop." When the kid didn't follow the teachers command, nephew chased the boy down and restrained him. (okay. so maybe he watched one too many episodes of cops!)
He used to be fascinated by the garbage man. Garbage man would wait for sister to bring nephew out so that nephew could help garbage man empty their garbage in to the truck. He's been for rides in firetrucks and police cruisers because he loves them......
He's smart, curious, ambitious, and polite........plus more.
I hope the conversation I shared with sister helped ............and I hope her and her husband hang in there.....

daughter

Daughter cheered her last home game this past Friday.
When the game was over I waited outside the gym doors for her. Everyone filed out it seemed, except for daughter.
So I went in the gym and met up with her in the middle of the gym floor. She was lingering, probably saying a mental good-bye to an important part of her life, taking a mental picture so that she wouldn't forget. Like me, she has a difficult time some of the time letting go.
I wrapped my arms around her and held her tight.
It was a bittersweet night .................

friday

I just put my living room curtains in the washer.
They have cat hair on them. Looking at them like that for even
one more minute was more than I could stand. They looked gross.

Saw daughter off to school a few minutes  ago.
Tonight is Senior night at the basketball game. The Senior cheerleaders and basketball players will be recognized for their participation. Sons are escorting her across the basketball court when she's introduced.
It will also be her last home game to cheer......ever. I feel a little sad about it.........same as when son played his last baseball game,,,,,
I'm hoping to get lots of pictures.

Work is going well, I suppose.
I like my new assignment better than my last one.......
Hopefully I wont burn out for awhile.

I still enjoy reading some of the blogs that I follow.
Especially when I know people are writing from the heart.
I dislike when people sell stuff on their blogs.
We're bombarded by people selling crap on tv and radio. Does it have to be that way with blogs?

I don't enjoy writing in my blog anymore.
I'm not sure why.

I've had a million realtors call and send mail asking to list my house.
I ignore their calls and throw away the mail.

I went sofa shopping the other day.
A salesman introduced his self. I told him I was going to buy a sofa, and would come get him when I found the sofa I wanted to buy. I asked to be left alone until I found the sofa I wanted.
He followed me throughout the store......stalked me really. Everywhere I went, there he was. I hated it. So I left.
I went shopping yesterday at another place for a sofa. I told the sales lady I wanted to buy a sofa and would call her if I found what I wanted. She gave me her card, and let me be. I didn't find what I wanted but plan on going back to have another look.

I need to file my taxes, plan something for boyfriends birthday, start planning daughters graduation party, put together a K-12 scrapbook for daughter for graduation, go prom dress shopping, and make a decision about a car for daughter. I also have to help daughter make a decision concerning higher education............and then figure out the money part of it all........we don't do student loans..( I don't want her starting out in debt).......she doesn't qualify for grants...........scholarships aren't part of the picture....................I'm pretty sure I've saved enough. The plan is for her to work 4 days a week, and go to school part time......at least initially.....................and then we'll take it from there.......

Today I need to do a few things around the house, run to the bank, and  get flowers for daughter for this evening.

I went to have a cigarette while at work the other day.
A co-worker pointed out how I was sinning.
She frequently quotes the bible, and is quick to point out to others their sins.
My first instinct was to point out how she' s shacking up with some dude and has a few illegitimate children. (even though I think all children are legitimate)........I didn't though.  What she said irritated me......as I'm sure was her intent.........................................................I let it go.......
She's misguided.

monday

I had a doctors appointment this morning with my family doctor. Boyfriend went with me though he waited in the waiting room. I had planned on talking to my doctor about "stuff" but things got tangled up inside. So I didn't, except maybe to just touch the surface a bit.
My doctor's a good doctor though, and I think he knows me pretty well. He doesn't push.......just kinda opens the door for me and then takes my lead I suppose.
Things will be okay.
After the appointment we went out for a late breakfast and then I picked up Valentines for daughter to give to her students at the schools pre-school.
Nothing much going on.....Mr. Bojangles is next to me on the couch. His purring is soothing.

Thinking about going to watch daughter cheer tonight. Haven't made my mind up yet.

I keep thing today is Wednesday.

saturday

My first (and very short) video. Mr. Bojangles busted on our neighbors roof.

my kittys

It was sunny today, and a little bit warmer than it has been.....................WePing and Mr. Bojangles spent most of the day outside enjoying the weather.

from last pm

Daughter had cheerleading this evening so boyfriend and I went to the grocery store and then took a ride. I took him to where the kids at my high school went, when I was in high school, to make out.We sat in the car drinking our hot chocolate, and watched the snow fall. It was nice.

Daughter was a little down today after school. Her boyfriend has been offered a "free ride" to his choice of 3 different universities. The closest one is two hours away.......
For a teenager, 2 hours away may as well be 15 hours.
So we talked a bit.  I think our talk helped her to feel better.
Daughter took the ACT a second time. ( i hope I'm not repeating myself.) She raised her total score 2 or 3 points. I was pleased. She also took an entrance exam at a small school in Ohio and had a look around. Prior to her visit to the school she had her mind set that it was the place she wanted to attend. After her day there she had a change of mind.
She has choices. I'm happy she's exploring them.